pitrou commented on code in PR #14452:
URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/14452#discussion_r1005514775


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docs/source/cpp/csv.rst:
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@@ -56,19 +67,97 @@ A CSV file is read from a :class:`~arrow::io::InputStream`.
                                       parse_options,
                                       convert_options);
       if (!maybe_reader.ok()) {
-         // Handle TableReader instantiation error...
+        // Handle TableReader instantiation error...
       }
       std::shared_ptr<arrow::csv::TableReader> reader = *maybe_reader;
 
       // Read table from CSV file
       auto maybe_table = reader->Read();
       if (!maybe_table.ok()) {
-         // Handle CSV read error
-         // (for example a CSV syntax error or failed type conversion)
+        // Handle CSV read error
+        // (for example a CSV syntax error or failed type conversion)
       }
       std::shared_ptr<arrow::Table> table = *maybe_table;
    }
 
+StreamingReader
+---------------
+
+.. code-block:: cpp
+
+   #include "arrow/csv/api.h"
+
+   {
+      // ...
+      arrow::io::IOContext io_context = arrow::io::default_io_context();
+      std::shared_ptr<arrow::io::InputStream> input = ...;
+
+      auto read_options = arrow::csv::ReadOptions::Defaults();
+      auto parse_options = arrow::csv::ParseOptions::Defaults();
+      auto convert_options = arrow::csv::ConvertOptions::Defaults();
+
+      // Instantiate StreamingReader from input stream and options
+      auto maybe_reader =
+        arrow::csv::StreamingReader::Make(io_context,
+                                          input,
+                                          read_options,
+                                          parse_options,
+                                          convert_options);
+      if (!maybe_reader.ok()) {
+        // Handle StreamingReader instantiation error...
+      }
+      std::shared_ptr<arrow::csv::StreamingReader> reader = *maybe_reader;
+
+      // Set aside a RecordBatch pointer for re-use while streaming
+      std::shared_ptr<RecordBatch> batch;
+
+      while (true) {
+          // Attempt to read the first RecordBatch
+          arrow::Status status = reader->ReadNext(&batch);
+
+          if (!status.ok()) {
+            // Handle read error
+          }
+
+          if (batch == NULL) {
+            // Handle end of file
+            break;
+          }
+
+          // Do something with the batch
+      }
+   }
+
+.. _cpp-csv-tradeoffs:
+
+Tradeoffs
+---------
+
+The choice between using :class:`~arrow::csv::TableReader` or
+:class:`~arrow::csv::StreamingReader` will ultimately depend on the use case
+but there are a few tradeoffs to be aware of:
+
+1. **Memory usage:** :class:`~arrow::csv::TableReader` loads all of the data
+   into memory at once and, depending on the amount of data, may require
+   considerably more memory than :class:`~arrow::csv::StreamingReader` which
+   only loads one :class:`~arrow::RecordBatch` at a time. This is likely to be
+   the most significant tradeoff for users.
+3. **Speed:** When reading the entire contents of a CSV,
+   :class:`~arrow::csv::TableReader` will tend to be faster than
+   :class:`~arrow::csv::StreamingReader` because it makes better use of
+   available cores.

Review Comment:
   Link to the `cpp-csv-performance` reference here somehow?



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